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Sleep - January 16, 2019

How Meditation Can Help You Sleep

Insomnia is a terrible affliction that can only be really understood by those who have experienced it. Because, what could be more exasperating than being utterly and completely exhausted yet unable to fall asleep? Now, however, more people are turning towards meditation since it helps conquer sleep problems, dominates sleep disorders, while reversing the worst insomnia cases. Here are 3 reasons why meditation can help you sleep:

Meditation Boosts Melatonin Levels
If you usually feel exhausted, fatigued, and drowsy even after sleeping for a while, it is likely that you are not getting enough sleep, or your quality of sleep is poor. Along with many other areas of the brain, neuroscientists at MIT have shown that meditation builds up a strong and big sleep centered “Pons”, which is the on/off switch to the REM stage of sleep and base of the brain that originates “Pons” manages the key dreamtime chemical, called melatonin.

Melatonin is critical to the sleeping process, and the biggest enemy of this chemical is stress. Luckily, meditation is a well-known way to relax the mind and the body and therefore boost melatonin levels by an average of 98%, as indicated by researchers at Rutgers University. According to the research, some participants experienced an incredible boost of more than 300% in their average melatonin levels.

Meditation Cools Down Insomnia Brainwaves and Boosts Sleep Brainwaves
People experiencing any kind of sleep disorder can confirm the fact that negative thoughts about not being able to fall asleep can further complicate the matter, and boost the production of bad brainwaves. However, studies show that meditation helps achieve the deepest state of sleep and the pleasurable and calm brainwaves that it brings along can directly cancel the effects of nasty insomnia brainwaves, which ensures your capacity to perform at an optimum level.

Say Goodbye to Stress and Worries with Meditation
When we meditate, we bring our mind to the present moment and our brain suddenly realizes that tomorrow is not yet upon us. This awareness of both your thoughts and your body, and the present moment, is usually the quickest way to calm down your mind and fall asleep fast.

So, as you can see, meditation can definitely help improve the quality and length of your sleep. Try it and you will notice the difference for yourself.